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Genesis unveils new robot-era tech to help patients

By: Dave Thompson|December 20, 2022
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    • Dr. Brian Witt shows some of the features of the Ion robotic-assisted lung biopsy platform on Tuesday, Dec. 20, during a news conference at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    When Patty Gilbreath got the news, she thought her life might be over.

    The diagnosis was lung cancer.

    “It’s devastating. Your life is put on hold. You just think it’s done,” Ms. Gilbreath recalled.

    But today – just a few weeks after that life-changing news – the 59-year-old Davenport woman is cancer-free.…

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